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Suggested Readings from the Common Lectionary for 2005

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New Testament

Gospel

January 2, 2005

Jeremiah 31: 7-14

147: 12-20

Ephesians 1: 3-14

John 1: 1-18

Epiphany, 1/ 6

Isaiah 60: 1-6

72: 1-7, 10-14

Ephesians 3: 1-12

Matthew 2: 1-12

January 9

Isaiah 42: 1-9

29

Acts 10: 34-43

Matthew 3: 13-17

January 16

Isaiah 49: 1-7

40: 1-11

I Corinthians 1: 1-9

John 1: 29-42

January 23

Isaiah 9: 1-4

27: 1, 4-9

I Corinthians 1: 10-18

Matthew 4: 12-23

January 30

Micah 6: 1-8

15

I Corinthians 1: 18-31

Matthew 5: 1-12

Transfiguration-February 6

Exodus 24: 12-18

2 and 99

2 Peter 1: 16-21

Matthew 17: 1-9

ASH Wed.

Joel 2: 1-2 and 12-17

51: 1-17

2 Corinthians 5: 20b to 6: 10

Matt. 6: 1-6, 16-21

February 13

Genesis 2: 15-17 and 3: 1-7

32

Romans 5: 12-19

Matthew 4: 1-11

February 20

Genesis 12: 1-4a

121

Romans 4: 1-5 and 13-17

John 3: 1-17

February 27

Exodus 17: 1-7

95

Romans 5: 1-11

John 4: 5-42

March 6

I Samuel 16: 1-13

23

Ephesians 5: 8-14

John 9: 1-41

March 13

Ezra 37: 1-14

130

Romans 8: 6-11

John 11: 1-45

March 20

Matthew 21: 1-11

118: 1-2 and 19-29

Philippians 2: 5-11

Matthew 26: 14 to 27:66

Monday 21st

Isaiah 42: 1-9

36: 5-11

Hebrews 9: 11-15

John 12: 1-11

Tuesday 22nd

Isaiah 49: 1-7

71: 1-14

I Corinthians 1: 18-31

John 12: 20-36

Wednesday 23

Isaiah 50: 4-9a

70

Hebrews 12: 1-3

John 21-32

Thursday 24th

Exodus 12: 1-4 and 11-14

116: 1-2 and 12-19

I Corinthians 11: 23-26

John 13: 1-35

Friday 25th

Isaiah 52: 13-53

22

Hebrews 10: 16-25

John 18: 1 to 19:42

Saturday 26th

Job 14: 1-14

31: 1-4 and 15-16

I Peter 4: 1-8

Matthew 27: 57-66

EASTER 3/27

Acts 10: 34-43
Jeremiah 31: 1-6

118: 1-2 and 14-24

Colossians 3: 1-4

John 20: 1-18

April 3

Acts 2: 14a and 22-32

16

I Peter 1: 3-9

John 20: 19-31

April 10

Acts 2: 14a and 36-41

116: 1-4 and 12-19

I Peter 1: 17-23

Luke 24: 13-35

April 17

Acts 2: 42-47

23

I Peter 2: 19-25

John 10: 1-10

April 24

Acts 7: 55-60

31: 1-5 and 15-16

I Peter 2: 2-10

John 14: 1-14

May 1

Acts 17: 22-31

66: 8-20

I Peter 3: 13-22

John 14: 15-21

May 8

Acts 1: 6-14

68: 1-10 and 32-35

I Peter 4: 12-14 and 5: 6-11

John 17: 1-11

Pentecost 5/15

Acts 2: 1-21, Num. 11: 24-30

104: 24-34 & 35b

John 20: 19-23

John 7: 37-39

TRINITY
May 22

Genesis 1: 1 to 2: 4a

8

2 Corinthians 13: 11-13

Matthew 28: 16-20

May 29

Gen. 6:9-22; 7: 24 & 8: 14-19

46

Romans 1: 16-17; 3: 22b-31

Matthew 7: 21-29

June 5

Genesis 12: 1-9

33: 1-12

Romans 4: 13-25

Matthew 9: 9-26

June 12

Genesis 18: 1-15

116: 1-2, 12-19

Romans 5: 1-8

Matt. 9:35 to 10:8

June 19

Genesis 21: 8-21

86: 1-10 and 16-17

Romans 6: 1b-11

Matthew 10: 24-39

June 26

Genesis 22: 1-14

13

Romans 6: 12-23

Matthew 10: 40-42

July 3

Gen. 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

45: 10-17

Romans 7: 15-25a

Matt. 11: 16-19 and 25-30

July 10

Genesis 25: 19-34

119: 105-112

Romans 8: 1-11

Matt. 13:1-9, 18-23

July 17

Genesis 28: 10-19a

139: 1-12, 23-24

Romans 8: 12-25

Matt. 13: 24-30 and 36-43

July 24

Genesis 29: 15-28

105: 1-11, 45b  or 128

Romans 8: 26-39

Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52

July 31

Genesis 32: 22-31

17: 1-7 & 15

Romans 9: 1-5

Matthew 14: 13-21

August 7

Genesis 37: 1-4, 12-28

105: 1-6, 16-22

Romans 10: 5-15

Matthew 14: 22-33

August 14

Genesis 45: 1-15

133

Romans 11: 1-2a, 29-32

Matthew 15: 10-28

August 21

Exodus 1: 8-2:10

124

Romans 12: 1-8

Matthew 16: 13-20

August 28

Exodus 3: 1-15

105: 1-6, 23-26, 45c

Romans 12: 9-21

Matthew 16: 21-28

September 4

Exodus 12: 1-14

149

Romans 13: 8-14

Matthew 18: 15-20

September 11

Exodus 14: 19-31

114

Romans 14: 1-12

Matthew 18: 12-35

September 18

Exodus 16: 2-15

105: 1-6, 37-45

Philippians 1: 21-30

Matthew 20: 1-16

September 25

Exodus 17: 1-7

78: 1-4, 12-16

Philippians 2: 1-13

Matthew 21: 23-32

The first Sunday in Advent is November 27, 2005

In 2006:     Ash Wednesday - March 1
                   Easter - April 16
                   Ascension of the Lord, May 25
                   Pentecost - June 4
                   Trinity Sunday, June 11